Barbecue cooking unit

Abstract

A barbecue cooking unit is comprised of a coal well having an open top, defined within a bottom wall and upstanding sidewalls; support legs for securing the coal well in a generally upright position; a lid depending from the rear support legs for compound degrees of movement relative thereto, being in pivotable engagement therewith to a closed position over the open top and in vertically sliding receipt therewith over an adjustable range in a cooking position; and grill support members on the lid member for receiving perforate grills; wherein the lid member is selectively pivotable into sealing engagement with the coal well for extinguishing coals contained therein when in the closed position and is selectively slidable over the vertically adjustable range to present the grill supports at a desired vertical level over the coal well when in the cooking position.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A barbecue cooking unit, comprising: a. a coal well having an open top, defined within a bottom wall and upstanding side walls;   b. support means for securing said coal well in a generally upright position;   c. lid means for covering said open top, depending from said support means in pivotable engagement therewith from a closure position and in vertically sliding receipt therewith over an adjustable range in a cooking position; and,   d. grill support means on said lid means for receiving perforate grill members and presenting the same at a preselected height over said open top; wherein said lid means is selectively pivotable into sealing engagement with said coal well for extinguishing coals contained therein when in said closure position and is selectively slideable over said range to present said grill support means at a desired vertical level over said coal well when in said cooking position.     
     
     
       2. The barbecue cooking unit of claim 1, wherein said support means include generally vertical track means receiving said lid means. 
     
     
       3. The barbecue cooking unit of claim 2, wherein said support means comprise first and second leg means having generally U-shaped channel cross sections and vertical slots formed therein and said lid means include adjustable fixture means extending outwardly of opposed corners thereof, through said slots and into releasable engagement with said leg means. 
     
     
       4. The barbecue cooking unit of claim 3, wherein said coal well includes an outwardly extending peripheral lip about said open top and said lid means includes a downwardly extending peripheral skirt configured for mating engagement with said lip to seal said coal well.